This week you take on the role of the Senior IT Project Manager for the organization you chose in Week 1. In this position, your responsibilities may include proficiently working with a variety of technologies, conducting meetings with stakeholders, creating and forecasting budgets, and designing project plans.
The CIO of your chosen organization wants the organization to purchase and integrate 6 new web servers. The CIO envisions more business travelers using the Internet to purchase airline tickets and reserve rental cars and hotel rooms for business trips. Expansion of your company’s web capacity is needed.
Research information about your chosen organization to complete this week’s assignment.
Create a 3- to 5-page content (plus the Cover & Reference pages) request for proposal (RFP) in Microsoft Word for the CIO, which will minimize procurement-related risks for this project. Use the headings below as a “check-list”.
Include the following components in the RFP with these (8) headings below:
The purpose of the RFP
The organization’s background as it applies to the use of the request for new web servers
An analysis of procurement risks
Methods for managing procurement risks
Basic requirements for the current and new hardware and software
Software and hardware environment
A statement of work/requirements and schedule information
The process for evaluating the RFP
Faculty tip: Double space all for APA-formatted References to support your assignment.
Include an APA format Cover page with your & the faculty name, date, class number, assignment name, all double spaced.
Do not turn in anything like 20 pages….just the 5 plus the cover & reference pages = 7 pages maximum.